CORNERSTONE SOBER LIVING

Housing Application

www.cornerstonesoberliving.org
360-435-3973

Email applications to:
edrichardson19720@gmail.com

    This packet will explain the available resources through Cornerstone Sober Living. Please read all Rules and Regulations carefully.

    Our housing can be transitional or permanent, depending on your needs. You are the one to decide if and when you are ready to move out into the community.

    Program fees begin at $650.00 a month for a shared room and go up for a single room. All move-in fees must be paid by or upon your move-in date. Beds are on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to reserve a bed, you must pay all your move-in fees before you can submit your address. And we will hold a bed for you. The total move-in fee for a shared room is $ 1,225.00. If DOC turns down the address, you can submit one of our other addresses, and if that one is turned down, you will get your fees returned. But if you decide you do not want to come to Cornerstone Sober Living and would rather go elsewhere, your fees will not be refunded, as we held the bed for you. 
     We accept anyone releasing from incarceration with the exception of sex offenders. We will only accept level 1 sex offenders who are off of supervision.   

All program fees must be paid before your move-in date. If you qualify for a DOC Voucher to pay your program fee, DOC must
approve it before releasing it. Voucher approval covers all costs for 90 days.

All our homes are Christian.
This house will have house meetings once a week and will conduct random UA's once a week.

The availability of beds changes from time to time, so keep in touch with us.

                        Shared Room            $650 per month

                        Private Room             $725 and up per month

The fee includes utilities, Cable TV in the dayroom, House Phone, Bed & Dresser, and full use of the home’s kitchen, bath, laundry, etc.

EXAMPLE:
Clean & Sober Housing Move-In Fees for a Shared Room

1ˢᵗ month program fee $650.00 + ½ month’s fee $325.00 + $250.00 non-refundable maintenance fee

Total Move-In Fees for a Shared Room: $ 1,225.00. Must be paid in full before moving in!

 

**IMPORTANT **
Please notify management 30 days before vacating so your two-week deposit will be used “Use it or Lose it.”

*** Cornerston Sober Living requires all applicants to pay their move-in fees in full before accepting any of our addresses for release. Suppose your release date is more than 6 months away. Submit the address, but do not send any money. Wait until it’s 60 days out. ***

"Describe Your Criminal History and Reasons for your Present Incarceration on this Application. Include your present Sentencing and Supervision Requirements. Failure to be truthful can lead to expulsion from our homes."

                                                    
Orientation

Read these rules carefully. These rules must be followed to maintain peace and keep the house organized. Any failure to follow the rules will result in fines or eviction, depending on the violation. 

**RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE** depending on conditions at the house to provide a peaceful, ongoing, clean & sober environment.

MAJOR RULES:

NO Drugs, alcohol, Weapons, Fighting, Stealing, or Disruptive Behavior! 

 

1. Payment of Program Fees

   1.  All program fees & fines are payable to Cornerstone Sober Living (see Jeff Morlan). It is the member's responsibility to ensure that Program Fees are paid on time

   2.  Program fees are due on the 1st of each month. Members will be charged a late fee of $5.00 per day for any fees incurred between the 5th & the 14th of the month.

        3.  Unless arrangements have been made with Jeff Morlan or the Pastor for an extension, you must vacate the premises if your program fee has not been paid in full by 6 pm on the 14th of the month. See "Expulsion" at the end of the agreement. 

   

 

B. DRUGS AND ALCOHOL

             You will be subject to random drug tests throughout your stay. These tests can be conducted at random or due to suspicion of use. Any use of these substances, whether they are legal under state law or not, can result in immediate removal from the program. Pastor Ed will review all cases of drug and or alcohol use. If Pastor Ed decides you can stay in the program, you will receive 40 hours of service to be completed at the ministry. The hours must be completed within 60 days of the violation. You will also be placed on house arrest until you can provide a clean sample. Please know that staying in the program after use of a drug or alcohol is solely up to the Pastor.  

                 

 

 

 

C. CURFEW
     There is a midnight curfew in this program. There may be times when you want to stay out past curfew. If on DOC, this must be approved by your DOC officer first. Then you must ask the program leadership for permission. If not on DOC, you must receive permission at least 24 hours in advance.

 

D. ROOMS
     1. You will occupy your own room.
     2. Do not enter another member’s room without their permission.
     3. All rooms become available by seniority.
     4. NO PORNOGRAPHY ALLOWED. Not in your room or the house.
     5. Your room is to be kept reasonably clean.
     6. You may not paint your room without permission from Pastor Mack
     7. No pets of any type are allowed.
     8. Rooms will be inspected without notification.
     9. Because of fire hazard/system overload concerns, the Pastor or agent must pre-approve any electrical sound systems or other appliances before they are used in a member’s room.
   10. No open flames; candles, incense, etc.

 

E. CHORES:
     1. You will be assigned a daily or weekly cleaning chore.
     2. Failure to do your chore or to sign off your chore on the chore list will result in fines and/or other penalties.

 

F. LAUNDRY:
     1. Laundry hours are: 8 am to 10 pm, Monday thru Sunday

 

G. QUIET HOURS:
     1. Quiet hours are from 10 pm to 8 am daily.
     2. Stereos, TVs & loud talking must not be so loud as to disturb others.
     3. After 10 pm, headphones will be used on any audio device except in the TV room

 

H. TV/LIVING ROOM/GAME ROOM USE:
     1. There are no time restrictions on TV time use.
     2. The TV will be in the dayroom and is on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

I. RELATIONSHIPS:
     1. Sexual relations are prohibited while living in the Christian-based Mack House. The only exception is between a LEGALLY MARRIED MAN AND WOMAN.

 

J. DISPUTE RESOLUTION:
     1. Pastor Ed Richardson will settle all disputes if they cannot be worked out amongst the members of the household or management.
K. FOOD:
     1. A storage shelf shared refrigerator, and shared freezers are provided.
     2. Eating someone else’s food without permission constitutes stealing.
L. KITCHEN USE:
     1. Kitchen and stove use are on a first-come, first-serve basis.
     2. You are expected to clean up & wash your dishes after you’re done.
     3. The house supplies all needed utensils & dishes use.
M. TELEPHONE:
     1. Long-distance call service is not available.
     2. The house phone is not allowed in your room.
     3. You are not required to answer the phone when it rings, but if you do, you are required to look for the person the call is for or take a written message for them.
     4. Limit your conversation to 15 minutes.
N. HOUSE MEETING
(Mandatory to all program participants and residents)

    1. Mandatory house meeting: Sunday's 10:30 am
    2. If you need to miss a program meeting for any reason, you must notify Jeff Morlan at least 1 hour before the program meeting begins and explain why you are missing, or you will be fined – no excuses.
    3. You must be on time for the meetings. Extra chores or a fines will be imposed accordingly.

 

O. CLEANLINESS:
    1. Your mother does not live here, so you must clean up any mess you make.
    2. Do not make a mess & expect the person with chores to clean up after you. You will be penalized!!!

    3. This also goes for personal hygiene, toilets & showers.

 

P. HOUSE SUPPLIES:
    1. The house supplies the following items:
Comet, Light bulbs, Dish soap, Sponges, Trash bags.

Q. VISITORS:

     1. No female visitors are allowed except to attend church services and/or bible study. They come for services and must leave immediately after that. Visitors are subject to all house rules, and visitors are your responsibility. Whatever they do, you did. If they use, you used, and you’re out!!!
    2. No overnight visitors are allowed unless approved by Senior Staff or Pastor Ed Richardson.
    3. No minors allowed.
    4. You may not leave your visitors in the house while you leave.
    5. Do not allow the visitor to roam the house or go directly to the person’s room.
    6. No sleepovers without permission

 

R. AUTOMOBILES:
    1. 1 Auto per member is allowed.
    2. Auto must be registered, licensed & insured to the member, or the vehicle will not be able to park on any Mack House property.
    3. If your car is not running, it needs to be fixed within one week or removed from the property, or it will be towed at your expense.

 

S. SMOKING
    1. Smoking cigarettes or e-cigarettes, chewing tobacco, and using spit bottles are prohibited inside the house.
    2. You must go outside to smoke, use e-cigarettes, and chew tobacco; cigarette butts are to be disposed of immediately. Not stacked up outside in a container.

 

T. EXPULSION: Read This!!
    1. If you are kicked out of the house, you have precisely 15 minutes to get some of your things and get out! Your room key must be surrendered immediately. You must call and set up a time to collect the rest of your things; you have three (3) days to complete this.

 

     2. The program fees you have paid & all deposits are forfeited.

     3. The Cornerstone Sober Living Manager/Chore Coordinator will clean the room & will remove all food & other items from the refrigerator.
     4. If fees are owed to the house, I agree that any of my possessions at the Cornerstone Sober Living can be held as collateral, and if not retrieved within 30 days, they can be disposed of in any manner Cornerstone Sober Living sees fit.

 

U. CHRISTIAN HOME
     1. You live in our “Christian” Clean & Sober Homes. Behavior is expected to conform to Christian attitudes and principles.
     2. Only Christian Literature is allowed in the House. You will not be allowed to bring literature or artifacts from non-Christian organizations such as Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, Native Americans, Muslims, Wiccans, etc.
     3. If you show a bad attitude in the home or during our program services or complain about having to attend church services, you will be required to move out of our house.

        The nature of the Cornerstone Sober Living is immediate expulsion without notice of a resident member who is found, by Pastors Ed Richardson and the majority of the house members, to be using either alcohol or drugs. Disruptive behavior or nonpayment of program fees can also lead to expulsion from the Cornerstone Sober Living House. THE WHOLE HOUSE, AS WELL AS PRIVATE BEDROOMS, ARE SUBJECT TO SEARCH AT ANY TIME (INCLUDING ANY VEHICLES LOCATED ON THE PREMISES).
FAILURE TO ALLOW SEARCHES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULES WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE
EXPULSION FROM THE PREMISES. Expulsion will also be mandatory for refusal to do any required drug/alcohol testing.

     Living in the Cornerstone Sober Living House is by membership only. The Cornerstone Sober Living House does not fall under the landlord/tenant act. This means that a resident can be voted out of the house for violations of the house rules, including but not limited to; not doing required chores, non-payment of program fees, leaving windows or doors unlocked, etc. The senior staff or Pastor Ed Richardson will determine the move-out time.
     Violations such as using drugs or alcohol, disruptive behavior, or possessing a weapon will result in the resident member being given 15 minutes to gather their immediate belongings and vacate the house and premises.
     I have read the items in this agreement and understand that if I am accepted into the Cornerstone Sober Living House, I agree to the terms listed and waive any landlord/tenant rights to which I may be entitled. I also understand that I fully and freely subject myself to the rules of the Cornerstone Sober Living House. I also understand that these rules are subject to change without notification. I also agree to accept Pastor Jane Mack and Pastor Ed Richardson as my Pastors and AGREE TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO LIVE A CHRISTIAN BASED LIFESTYLE WHILE RESIDING IN THE ORNERSTONE SOBER LIVING.

                            INFORMATION RELEASE AUTHORIZATION

 

I, (print name), do hereby authorize the release of any and all information deemed both public and confidential to Pastors Jane Mack or Ed Richardson, Overseers of the Cornerstone Sober Living House. This covers all Court Reports, the Department of Corrections’ Reports (both physical & psychiatric), and any other information deemed necessary for beneficiaries' treatment and/or safety within the Cornerstone Sober Living House.
This authorization, unless expressly limited by me in writing, applies to records about diagnosis and/or treatment for alcoholism and/or substance abuse, testing and/or treatment for HIV/AIDS and/or sexually transmitted diseases, and diagnosis and/or treatment
for any mental health or psychiatric condition. This authorization includes releasing information about the diagnosis and/or treatment or a condition specific to this request.